Tadhkirah — Page 164
164 1885 I saw [in a dream] that I was present in the court of Allah the Almighty and was awaiting the hearing of my case. Then I heard the response: 187 On another occasion, I saw that I had gone to court and Allah the Almighty was presiding over the court like a Judge. A Reader was holding a file in his hand which he presented to the Judge. On looking into the file the Judge enquired: ‘Is Mirz a present?’ I took a closer look and observed an empty chair close to Allah the Almighty. He indicated to me that I should sit down in it. Then I woke up. [al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 5, February 7, 1903, p. 14 and al-Badr, vol. 2, no. 6, February 27, 1903, p. 42] August 5, 1885 I received a revelation concerning Mirz a Im a m-ud-D i n and Ni za m-ud-D i n, that: Within thirty-one months they would encounter a great misfortune. I understood this to mean that a man or a woman from among their close relatives would die which would cause great sorrow and division among them. This would happen within thirty-one months from today which is S a wan 23, 1942 [Bikrami], August 5, 1885 188. Written on August 5, 1885. [Announcement of March 20, 1888, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 1, p. 144] 187 [Arabic] Wait a while, O Mirz a , I shall soon be free. [Publishers] 188 Accordingly, in the middle of the 31 st month, the daughter of Mirz a Ni za m-ud-D a n, niece of Mirz a Im a m-ud-D i n, aged twenty-five years, died leaving behind a small child. [Announcement of March 20, 1888, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 1, p. 144]